Harvard University salaries in Boston, MA

Based on 324 certified H-1B filings by Harvard University in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$81,149

Middle 50%$75k–$104k

vs. all employers here−35%comparison median $124,259

Filings324FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,940 and $325,000.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$65,802	$57,396	$90,000	200
FY2021	$65,000	$57,866	$81,684	217
FY2022	$68,500	$60,780	$94,475	208
FY2023	$72,000	$67,000	$92,700	197
FY2024	$80,000	$72,075	$105,000	224
FY2025	$82,323	$76,000	$107,988	206
FY2026	$76,846	$74,000	$94,850	118

Job	Median here	Filings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	$76,491	100
Biochemist	$76,000	35
Biology Professor	$86,538	19
Medical School Professor	$131,240	16
Physicist	$72,500	15
Epidemiologist	$77,126	13
Business Professor	$315,000	13
Foreign Language Professor	$88,200	10
Medical Scientist	too few	9
Political Science Teacher	too few	7
Mathematics Professor	too few	6
Biomedical Engineer	too few	5
Chemist	too few	5
Economist	too few	5
Data Scientist	too few	4

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Job	Median here	Filings
Microbiologist	too few	4
Physics Teacher	too few	4
Economics Professor	too few	4
Art and Music Professor	too few	4
Statistician	too few	3
Mechanical Engineer	too few	3
Computer Science Professor	too few	3
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)	too few	2
Electrical Engineer (R&D)	too few	2
Astronomer	too few	2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Boston, MA.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.